Kamlan 50mm f/1.1 mirrorless lens for just $169

Christopher Frost has published an interesting video review on YouTube

Quick Overview

Amazing Large Aperture- Designed with high quality multi-coated optical glass. Exquisite body features amazing maximum aperture of F1.1, which creates fascinating background blur effect and sharper image quality. No worry about the low-light & night scene, just shoot and enjoy the safe and fast shutter speed.

Easy to Use- With the focal length scale and smooth focal ring. After a short term learning, it’s very easy to focus what you want and feel the unique charm of the manual lens, and lets you more concentrate on the image itself.

This lens is also being offered on eBay for $159.99 plus just a couple of dollars or so shipping from China. With only 5 elements the, albeit all-glass, design is simplistic by modern standards but that’s still one element more than the classic Tessar arrangement. The lens does feature anti-reflection coating. Of course, it’s manual focus and the ones we’re seeing advertised are Sony E-mount fit. Alpha 7 owners shouldn’t get too excited as this is an APS-C format lens. Versions with Canon EOS-M and Fuji X-Pro mounts are promised. I’m seriously thinking about ordering one to review…